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Arcadia's new city government first formed in 1903 and its first meeting took place at Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's Oakwood Hotel, located at First Avenue and Santa Clara Road. Baldwin's hotel featured gambling and fine dining along with city government. The Oakwood Hotel burned down in 1911, and the city government moved to the McCoy Building at First Avenue and St. Joseph Street. Two years later, City Hall moved across the street to the Hibbard Building. In 1917, the first building was constructed as a City Hall at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue (?). A two-story colonial building was built for $18,000. This City Hall opened on July 13, 1918. City Hall moved in 1949 to a 13-acre parcel between Huntington Drive and the Pacific Electric railroad tracks.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia civic buildings
Arcadia City Hall - history - 1903-2003
Item ID
31946AN
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Newspaper Index
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Joseph A. Larafonda, a barber at Perini's Hair Plus, has published a collection of barber jokes.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Humor
Larafonda, Joseph A.
Item ID
23046AN
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Newspaper Index
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Horse racing community feels the loss of James Ortega, Joseph Ortega, and Charles Ortega, 3 of the 9 victims killed by Bruce Pardo, a disgruntled former in-law who crashed a Christmas Eve party in Covina, dressed at Santa Claus. James, Joseph and Charles Ortega all owned race horses and loved the sport.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Pardo, Bruce
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Race horse owners
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31547AN
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Newspaper Index
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Joseph Onelas and Robert Alvarez received knife wounds after fighting Halloween night at the intersection of Santa Anita Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2002
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2002
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Ornales, Joseph (or Onelas, Joseph)
Alvarez, Robert
Item ID
24962AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council has awarded a $3.056 million contract to Pacific Hydrotech to build the St. Joseph Reservoir at Santa Clara and Second Avenue.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 30, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 30, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Pacific Hydrotech Corporation
St. Joseph Reservoir
Item ID
31028AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two incumbents face two challengers for Arcadia City Council seats. The election is on April 13.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council Elections 2004
Chandler, Roger
Chang, Sheng (Dr.)
Segal, Mark ("Mickey")
Tay, Sho
Item ID
28152AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia resident Joy Barker is undergoing cancer treatments. Her four sons Joseph, Jim, Bob and Gary Oedekerk shave their heads in support.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Baker, Joy
Oedekerk, Bob
Oedekerk, Gary
Oedekerk, Jim
Oedekerk, Joseph
Cancer
Item ID
30206AN
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Newspaper Index
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Police are investigating a crash that severly injured a 13-year-old student at Dana Middle School. No names were released.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Automobile Accident
Dana Middle School
Item ID
26531AN
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Newspaper Index
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A farewell ceremony was held at Hollywood Park on Sunday, July 13, for Arcadia resident Laffit Pincay, Jr., horse racing's winningest jockey.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2003
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2003
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Pincay, Laffit (Jr.)
Horse racing
Item ID
26058AN
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Newspaper Index
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In January, the City Council appropriated $334,000 to handle the mudslide in the wake of the Dec. 27, 1999 Santa Anita wildfire.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Fire
Mudslides
Item ID
18724AN
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Newspaper Index
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An Arcadia man, Doug Lee Stone, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the Oct. 13, 2001 slaying of his uncle, Jess Stone.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2003
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Murder
Stone, Doug Lee
Stone, Jesse
Item ID
25169AN
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Newspaper Index
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More than 25,000 fans celebrated the kickoff of the Santa Anita Park Race Track's 66th season on Dec. 26.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2003
Pages
p. D2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2003
Pages
p. D2
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Item ID
25035AN
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Newspaper Index
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Lisa Welchert, who crashed into a station wagon, killing John Chan, while driving drunk, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27513
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Lawsuits
Murder
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa
Item ID
27711AN
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Newspaper Index
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City planners will try to preserve Rosemarie Drive in Arcadia, as they work with a developer and neighbors on the possibility of a split lot for Joseph Winn's property at 460 W. Walnut. Currently the street has a cul-de-sac to the west and dead ends to the east.

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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 16, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 16, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Jong, Hank
Real property
Winn, Joseph
Item ID
33297AN
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Newspaper Index
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Monrovia High School Wildcats football team beat Arcadia High School with a 27-13 victory in the season opener. A photo of Darrell Cheng (AHS) and Nick Bueno (MHS) is included.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2009
Pages
p. C1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2009
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports - football
Bueno, Nick
Cheng, Darrell
Monrovia High School sports - football
Item ID
31842AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 30-year old man was shot in an apparent robbery in the parking lot of 99 Ranch Market on Wednesday, April 13, 2005. He was pronounced dead at Huntington Memorial Hospital. The suspect got away.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2005
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2005
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Shootings
99 Ranch Market
Item ID
29682AN
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Newspaper Index
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The candidacy filing period opens Dec. 22 for two seats on the Arcadia City Council and for a newly configured city clerk's position. The terms for Sheng Chang and Mickey Segal will expire.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council Elections - 2004
Chang, Sheng
Segal, Mickey
Item ID
27273AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fuller ethics professor Lewis Smedes died at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia on Thursday, Dec. 19th. Dr. Smedes was a pioneer in forgiveness research and the author of more than 15 books.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
Dec. 21, 2002 LATimes
Dec. 22, 2002 Star News
Pages
p. B16
Pasadena Star News
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Los Angeles Times
Date
Dec. 21, 2002 LATimes
Dec. 22, 2002 Star News
Pages
p. B16
Pasadena Star News
Subjects
Smedes, Lewis
Item ID
25029AN
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Newspaper Index
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Jim McConnell recalls playing on the 1969 Arcadia Pony League All-Stars team. The baseball team of 13-14 year old boys made it to the Pony League "World Series" in Washington, PA that year.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2009
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2009
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Arcadia Pony League All-Stars
Baseball
Brown, Hal
Burnett, Jackie
Cole, Dave
Douglas, Bill
Houle, Jeff
Kemp, Steve
Lucas, Jim
McConnell, Jim
McGuffin, Jim, Jr.
McGuffin, Jim, Sr.
Mocnik, Gary
Osenbaugh, Eric
Possemato, Angelo
Veselli, Brian
Item ID
31764AN
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Newspaper Index
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As part of Arcadia's 2003 centennial celebration, each council member has served as mayor for a three-month period of time. Mickey Segal will lead the city for the last three months until after the April 13 City Council election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27387
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
City Council 2000 - 2009
Segal, Mickey
Item ID
27586AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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